Question

read the excerpt from act i, scene i of romeo and juliet. tybalt: what! art thou drawn among these heartless hinds? turn thee, benvolio, look upon thy death. benvolio: i do but keep the peace: put up thy sword, or manage it to part these men with me. tybalt: what! drawn, and talk of peace? i hate the word, as i hate hell, all montagues, and thee have at thee, coward! they fight what inference can be made about benvolio and tybalt from this dialogue? ○ benvolio and tybalt are both worried about disturbing the peace ○ benvolio is more concerned with keeping the peace than tybalt is ○ benvolio is a much more skilled swordsman than tybalt is ○ benvolio and tybalt both want the feud between the families to continue

Explanation:

• Analyze each option:
• First option: Tybalt threatens Benvolio and starts a fight, so he is not worried about disturbing peace. Eliminate.
• Second option: Benvolio says "I do but keep the peace" and tries to part the men, while Tybalt hates peace and attacks. So Benvolio is more peace - focused.
• Third option: The dialogue doesn't show Benvolio's sword - skill superiority. Eliminate.
• Fourth option: Benvolio wants peace, so he doesn't want the feud to continue. Eliminate.

Answer:

B. Benvolio is more concerned with keeping the peace than Tybalt is